Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1373: Pub. Rec./Judicial Qualifications Commission Employees
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current & former employees of Judicial Qualifications Commission & personal identifying & location information of spouses & children of such employees; provides for legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides for retroactive application of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
What the bill says
An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former employees of the Judicial Qualifications Commission and the personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such employees; providing for legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former employees of the Judicial Qualifications Commission and the personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such employees; providing for legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records.— (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.— (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term: a. "Home addresses" means the dwelling location at which an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing address, street address, parcel identification number, plot identification number, legal property description, neighborhood HB 1373 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1373-00 Page 2 of FL ORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive property information that may reveal the home address. b. "Judicial assistant" means a court employee assigned to the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320. c. "Telephone numbers" includes home telephone numbers, personal cellular telephone numbers, …
Sponsors
- Antone, Bruce (D, HD-041) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1373?
- H1373 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Pub. Rec./Judicial Qualifications Commission Employees.
- What does H1373 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current and former employees of the Judicial Qualifications Commission and the personal identifying and location information of the spouses and children of such employees; providing for legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H1373?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1373?
- Antone, Bruce (D, HD-041).
- Where is the official record for H1373?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1373
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